Uganda’s Dixon Okello selected as Security Officer for FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina

_{Uganda’s Safety and Security officer Dixon Adol Okello will carry the Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) flag at the FIFA U-20 World Cup.}

_{The experienced Okello is among the few security officers selected by the Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) for the U-20 World Cup slated for May 20th to June 11th, 2023 in Argentina.}

_{CECAFA region will not have a team or any other official work at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina.}

_{Okello, a former Uganda national team athlete was also a security officer in Brazil during the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2019, the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland and at the 2019 and 2021 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt and Cameroon among others.}

_{Senegal, Nigeria, Tunisia and The Gambia qualified to represent Africa at the FIFA U-20 World Cup. The other nations that will tussle it out at the competition include; Argentina (hosts), Uzbekistan, Guatemala, New Zealand, USA, Ecuador, Fiji, Slovakia, Japan, Israel, Colombia, Italy, Brazil, Dominican Republic, Uruguay, Iraq, England, France, The Republic of Korea and Honduras.}